diff --git a/chrony.spec b/chrony.spec
index 51a9c3a..6b138ea 100644
--- a/chrony.spec
+++ b/chrony.spec
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ mv clknetsim-*-%{clknetsim_ver}* test/simulation/clknetsim
         --with-user=chrony \
         --with-hwclockfile=%{_sysconfdir}/adjtime \
         --with-pidfile=/run/chrony/chronyd.pid \
-        --with-sendmail=%{_sbindir}/sendmail
+        --with-sendmail=%{_sbindir}/sendmail \
+        --without-nettle
 %make_build
 
 %install